{"version":"https://jsonfeed.org/version/1","title":"Miletus Consultancy","home_page_url":"https://miletusconsultancy.com","description":"Miletus Consultancy","author":{"name":"Miletus Consultancy"},"items":[{"id":"https://miletusconsultancy.com/blog/f/all-change-or-all-the-same-for-the-uk%E2%80%99s-defence-spending","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/966826ff-8f67-401a-b92b-f06290a5a155/Pound%20sign%20Union%20Flag%20question.png\"/><p>The UK is under new management and the UK’s Defence is on its third Secretary of State this year. This means that there is an opportunity to ‘test and adjust’ the amount spent on Defence by the UK and how it is used. Thi...</p>","url":"https://miletusconsultancy.com/blog/f/all-change-or-all-the-same-for-the-uk%E2%80%99s-defence-spending","title":"All change or all the same for the UK’s Defence Spending?","summary":"The UK is under new management and the UK’s Defence is on its third Secretary of State this year. This means that there is an opportunity to ‘test and adjust’ the amount spent on Defence by the UK and how it is used. Thi...","date_modified":"2026-07-29T14:11:10Z"},{"id":"https://miletusconsultancy.com/blog/f/what-does-article-5-actually-mean","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/966826ff-8f67-401a-b92b-f06290a5a155/Washington%20Treaty%20signing.webp\"/><p>Everyone knows that NATO is a collective defence alliance and it is the famous Article 5 that agrees an attack on one is an attack on all. Like the Musketeers in Dumas’ novel, there are 32 Nations prepared to cry “all fo...</p>","url":"https://miletusconsultancy.com/blog/f/what-does-article-5-actually-mean","title":"What does Article 5 actually mean?","summary":"Everyone knows that NATO is a collective defence alliance and it is the famous Article 5 that agrees an attack on one is an attack on all. Like the Musketeers in Dumas’ novel, there are 32 Nations prepared to cry “all fo...","date_modified":"2026-07-27T10:31:44Z"},{"id":"https://miletusconsultancy.com/blog/f/what-is-nato","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/966826ff-8f67-401a-b92b-f06290a5a155/NATO%20flags.webp\"/><p>I have worked with many soldiers and officers from many countries in many locations and it is surprising how many do not really know what NATO is. We all know it is an alliance for defence but the internal structures and...</p>","url":"https://miletusconsultancy.com/blog/f/what-is-nato","title":"What is NATO?","summary":"I have worked with many soldiers and officers from many countries in many locations and it is surprising how many do not really know what NATO is. We all know it is an alliance for defence but the internal structures and...","date_modified":"2026-07-15T12:26:45Z"},{"id":"https://miletusconsultancy.com/blog/f/ankara-is-a-wrap","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/966826ff-8f67-401a-b92b-f06290a5a155/Ankara%20summit%20family%20photo.jpeg\"/><p>Over the course of the week at the #AnkaraSummit, it has been fascinating to watch how NATO is developing in a changing world and within an evolving alliance.  I don’t mean an alliance changing in what it delivers; secur...</p>","url":"https://miletusconsultancy.com/blog/f/ankara-is-a-wrap","title":"Ankara is a wrap...","summary":"Over the course of the week at the #AnkaraSummit, it has been fascinating to watch how NATO is developing in a changing world and within an evolving alliance.  I don’t mean an alliance changing in what it delivers; secur...","date_modified":"2026-07-13T12:42:23Z"},{"id":"https://miletusconsultancy.com/blog/f/it-is-time-to-deliver","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/966826ff-8f67-401a-b92b-f06290a5a155/20260707_summit-logo-horizontal.png\"/><p>As the Ankara Summit gets ever closer, the United Kingdom must ensure it delivers a military capability consummate to its aspiration of being the senior European ally. The UK as long been seen as a leading member of the ...</p>","url":"https://miletusconsultancy.com/blog/f/it-is-time-to-deliver","title":"It is time to deliver","summary":"As the Ankara Summit gets ever closer, the United Kingdom must ensure it delivers a military capability consummate to its aspiration of being the senior European ally. The UK as long been seen as a leading member of the ...","date_modified":"2026-07-06T12:21:56Z"},{"id":"https://miletusconsultancy.com/blog/f/language-matters","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/966826ff-8f67-401a-b92b-f06290a5a155/Sinking%20cartoon.png\"/><p>Words matter. Having spent two decades in multinational assignment, 17 years with NATO and three with the UN, I have noticed the importance of language and understanding what the second language speaker hears. It is not ...</p>","url":"https://miletusconsultancy.com/blog/f/language-matters","title":"Language Matters","summary":"Words matter. Having spent two decades in multinational assignment, 17 years with NATO and three with the UN, I have noticed the importance of language and understanding what the second language speaker hears. It is not ...","date_modified":"2026-07-03T12:47:33Z"},{"id":"https://miletusconsultancy.com/blog/f/preparing-for-ankara-2026","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/966826ff-8f67-401a-b92b-f06290a5a155/NATO%20DefMins%2018%20Jun%2026.jpeg\"/><p>This coming NATO summit in Ankara is particularly interesting personally as it is the first one for me on the outside and is in a city and country I have spent a lot of my career in NATO assignments. This is a key moment...</p>","url":"https://miletusconsultancy.com/blog/f/preparing-for-ankara-2026","title":"Preparing for Ankara 2026","summary":"This coming NATO summit in Ankara is particularly interesting personally as it is the first one for me on the outside and is in a city and country I have spent a lot of my career in NATO assignments. This is a key moment...","date_modified":"2026-07-03T12:32:16Z"}]}